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Sex links are fertile, but in order to produce sex links certain parent stock must be used. Using a silky rooster will produce chicks, but they will very likely be dark skinned (some people don't like to eat them - others regard them as a delicacy), and egg production will be reduced in the pullets. If you are looking at a self sustainable flock, any large fowl rooster should be suitable for your needs. Understand that your sex link hens are unlikely to go broody - you will need an incubator.
 
Lance27 said:
Sorry I am wondering if I can actually incubate them because they were laid by a red sex link hen that has a silkie rooster to fertilize them and if I can incubate them what would they possibly look like

I heard that red sex link chickens would not reproduce more sex link chicks if they were fertilized with a red sex link rooster but I have a silkie rooster so I guess I'm wondering if I'm wasting my eggs and time incubating them
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My red sex link produced sex link chicks. Their father is an Easter Egger roo.
 
sourland said:
What was the color differentiation between cockerels and pullets?
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Note: the bigger ones are the sex link babies. The smaller ones aren't his.
 
They are chicks out of sex links, but they are not sex linked chicks - there is no color differentiation by sex in those chicks.
 
Thanks. I think I'm going to order some barred rocks and let the sex links just lay eggs unless I find people to buy them off me. They are very pleasant birds. My two year old sun plays with them a lot and they don't mind. I can't give up my silkie roo tho he will actually ride around on my shoulder while I collect eggs lol I call him the eagle:)
 

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